diff --git a/lib/search-query-parser.js b/lib/search-query-parser.js
index bbbedfc..8e9fc80 100644
--- a/lib/search-query-parser.js
+++ b/lib/search-query-parser.js
@@ -195,7 +195,13 @@ exports.parse = function (string, options) {
                 // Got only a single value this time
                 else {
                   // Record its value as a string
-                  exclusion[key] = value;
+                  if (options.alwaysArray) {
+                    // ...but we always return an array if option alwaysArray is true
+                    exclusion[key] = [value];
+                  } else {
+                    // Record its value as a string
+                    exclusion[key] = value;
+                  }
                 }
               }
             } else {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 33a23fb..0d1ded8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "search-query-parser",
-  "version": "1.4.0",
+  "version": "1.5.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2804956..0609c15 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "search-query-parser",
-  "version": "1.4.2",
+  "version": "1.5.0",
   "description": "Parser for advanced search query syntax",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 6b374e3..055b4ea 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -348,9 +348,9 @@ describe('Search query syntax parser', function () {
   });
 
   it('should always return an array if alwaysArray is set to true', function () {
-    var searchQuery = 'from:jul@foo.com to:a@b.c ouch!#';
+    var searchQuery = 'from:jul@foo.com to:a@b.c -cc:you@foo.com ouch!#';
 
-    var options = {keywords: ['from', 'to'], alwaysArray: true};
+    var options = {keywords: ['from', 'to', 'cc'], alwaysArray: true};
     var parsedSearchQuery = searchquery.parse(searchQuery, options);
 
     parsedSearchQuery.should.be.an.Object;
@@ -359,10 +359,13 @@ describe('Search query syntax parser', function () {
     parsedSearchQuery.should.have.property('to');
     parsedSearchQuery.from.should.be.an.Array;
     parsedSearchQuery.to.should.be.an.Array;
+    parsedSearchQuery.exclude.cc.should.be.an.Array;
     parsedSearchQuery.from.length.should.equal(1);
     parsedSearchQuery.to.length.should.equal(1);
+    parsedSearchQuery.exclude.cc.length.should.equal(1);
     parsedSearchQuery.from.should.containEql('jul@foo.com');
     parsedSearchQuery.to.should.containEql('a@b.c');
+    parsedSearchQuery.exclude.cc.should.containEql('you@foo.com');
     parsedSearchQuery.should.have.property('offsets', [{
       keyword: 'from',
       value: 'jul@foo.com',
@@ -373,10 +376,15 @@ describe('Search query syntax parser', function () {
       value: 'a@b.c',
       offsetStart: 17,
       offsetEnd: 25
+    }, {
+      keyword: 'cc',
+      value: 'you@foo.com',
+      offsetStart: 27,
+      offsetEnd: 41
     }, {
       text: 'ouch!#',
-      offsetStart: 26,
-      offsetEnd: 32
+      offsetStart: 42,
+      offsetEnd: 48
     }]);
   });